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Communities Also Named South Granville ...

We found two communities that share the name South Granville.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named South Granville.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, there is another community also named South Granville in Canada and the United States.

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • This South Granville is located in Washington County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of South Granville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Granville ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Emerald
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
  • Emerald Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grahams Road
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazelgrove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelgrove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgrove
  • Hope River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope River
  • Rose Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stanley Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

How Far From South Granville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Granville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Granville and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South Granville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,626 miles [5,835.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Granville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Granville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4000, Longitude: -63.4667    
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from South Granville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.503 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.185 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.529 degrees.









 

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